Bumper for vehicles



July 15 1924.

' J. H. SAGER BUMPER FOR VEHICLES Filed Nov. .1925

INVENTOR. Jamassy $ao5ex ATTORNEYS.

Patented July 15, 1924.

.- wrraosrmas PATENT oFi-uca- JAMES H. SAGE-R, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOB TO J. H. SAGER COKPANY, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, A CORFOEATION OE NEW YORK.

BUMPER FOR VEHICLES.

Application filed November 20, we. Serial No. 615,924.

vention is to @proiii'de. a supporting means embodying two "arm's formedjronra"ingle l pieceiof.material bentibetween its ends to provide thei-arms one-of' said arms extendinq inthegeneialdirectionparallel with the longitudinalP-jframe I -bar I of .the I vehicle and' ing securedafltwOqpoints along the arm, 20. nd the other =arm extending outwardly .with"reference to 'f the :first mentioned arm.

A frirtneroliject of the. invention is to pro vide animpro'ved si ppo'rting strapfor the.

supporting arm ofa-bumper.

To these "and othenends, the invention consists f certain parts-and combinations of parts, all of which will be hereinafter describedz-the novel-features being pointed out in the appended claims. 1;

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the bumper de signed for protecting the rear fender of a motor vehicle;

' Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2 -2, Fig. l;

3 Fig. 3 is a side view of the bumper shown in Fig. l;

Figs. 4 and 3 are detail side views at right angles'to each other of the anchoring str; and 1 f 1g. 6 is a 'entary an View 0 a motor vehicle sho r i n'g two iii the bumpers arranged at the rear'end of the vehicle to protect the rear tenders.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates the vehicle 2 the rear fendersthereof, and 3 the-longitudinally extending side bars which'have downwardly curved rear ends'and are formed of-channel stock. In the illustrated embodiment of the' invention two short impact members 4 are provided, each formed of two strips of flat resilient stock arranged in parallel relation. Each impact memberis supported by a supporting means embed 'ng, in thi r.-

stance, two arms 5 and 6 zl preferably from a single strip of material bent at 7 between its ends and having its end deflected outwardly at 8 and secured by. bolts 9 to the impactmember 4. The arm 5 extends in a general direction parallel with 641 the side bar 3, while the arm 6 extends outwardly with reference to'the arm 5 of the side bar. To provide for the anchoring of the supporting means, the two arms .are provided near ,the bend 7 .eaoh ewith. an opening aligned with the opening in the other end having aI-sha d -anchoring;;-bolt 10 passing therethroug andalso':thro h a-.-washer 11', the-J bolt bein' ,anchore lower sflange of the Si ebanias illustrated in Fig. 2. Thearm 5 is held-by e ';.Ushaped strap 11 which isformedinonez-amn with a bolt opening '12 and in-theot-her arm with an elongated shaped slot or opening13,1thia 1! letter arm also :having. omits-outer face a grooved lugelaat the uppeh-end-ofithe opening 13. A4 s11aped.b0lt15 =passo8' thro h the openings ,12 and 13 .and'mbuts e grooved lug '14, this=I*-bolt-.passing over and Bl about the edge of-the upper flange ofthe channel sidebar 3. The arm '5. l1es in the strap below the bolt sothat itis unnecessary to perforate the arm 5 for securingthe arm at this point, while at the sam'etime -84 the strap may be adjusted to dilferent sitions on the supporting arm-and hel clamped in its'adjusted position by theshaped bolt. Theopening 13 is elongated so that it may fit-over rivets or other-pro- 9 jections formed on the outer face of the channel bar-3.

While the invention has been described particularly for a short impact-member designed to act as a guard-for arear'fender of i an automobile, it is apperentthat some features of the invention are capable oi use in bumpers extending acrossthe front or rear of the'vehicle.

What I claim as m invention and desire I to secure b Letters f atent is:

1. In com ination with a side hn-havmga downwardly curved end an member, and su porting means for the impactniem- 4 her em dying an arm on one side of 1 the side bar and two he ts or securm supporting arm to the side bar, one o bolts being farther from the end oithe side bar than the other, a U shaped, strap receiving the supporting arm between the 1 upon the It arms of such strap and having openings in arms above the supporting arm through i vi'liich the other bolt passes, one of the arms of the strap being provided with a grooved lug above the opening extendingover the sidebar to cooperate with the upperside of the bolt.

2. The combination with a side bar, area'r fender situated to one side of the side bar, of a guard for the rear fender embodying animpact member and supporting means for the impact mew-f er comprising two's up porting arms, one of which extends rear-- wardly generally ina direction parallel with .the outer side of said side bar and the other of which extends outwardly ,witli'reference to the side bar, and two boltsfor securing said supportin means to the side bar,-on'e J11 advance oft e other, the bolt farthest revmoved from the rear end of the side bar passing through both v arms.

' 3. A supporting means for a bumper com prising a supporting arm, aU shaped strap for receiving the supporting a'rm betweenthearms of the strap and having an opening point'between the two he ts,

to the bend, and an anchoring arm, and also securing the other supporting arm, the latter extendin outwardly at a 5. In a bumper, Ian impactmember and two supporting arms 'for the im act member formedjfrom a single piece 0 flat stock bent between its ends to provide the two arms, one of which extends o'utwardlywith reference to the other, an anchoring device passing through both armsin proximity to device for securing one of the arms ata point in spaced relation to the point where the other armproceeds outwardly from'the first mentioned arm.

6. In a bumper, an impact member and two supporting arms for the impact member formed from a single piece of flat stock bent between its ends to provide the two arms, one of which extends outwardly with reference to the other, an anchoring device'- passing througlr'both arms in proximity to the bend, and an anchoring device for securingone of the arms at a point in spaced relation to the point where the other arm proceeds outwardly from the first mentioned arm, said last mentioned anchoring device 'being adjustable on thefirst mentioned arm.

17. In'ja bumper, an impact member,-a supporting-arm therefor, two anchoring de- "vices, one arranged at theinner end of saidsupporting'arm' and the other being in the form of a strap adjust able on the supporting arm, and a second supporting arm'secured by the first named anchoring device and extending outwardly with reference to. the

first mentioned arm free fromthe strap.

JAMES H. SAGER. 

